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Mansfield staff previews athletic-field fee changes: hourly billing and higher participant fees among options to free up fields for residents
Summary
Staff previewed field-allocation policy options ahead of an April 20 joint session with council: move from participant fees to hourly rates or raise flat participant fees; staff cited 60% nonresident participation and falling association numbers despite population growth from about 47,000 (2009) to 87,000 (2024).
Mansfield parks staff briefed the board on options to revise athletic-field allocation and fee policy, seeking direction before a joint meeting with City Council.
Director Matt said staff will present benchmarking and recommended options at the April 20 joint workshop. He described two main approaches: (1) increase the existing participant fee (example proposals suggested moving resident/nonresident participant fees from the current $8/$15 to $10/$20) or (2) shift to an hourly billing model that invoices associations for actual field and lighting hours…
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